US ITER is a DOE Office of Science project managed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The plasma heating team at US ITER has begun production of nine of 10 major components of the electron cyclotron heating (ECH) transmission lines. As of September, manufacturing is complete for the direct-current (DC) breaks and is in process for eight other major components. The tenth and the final major component, the polarizer miter bend, […]
ITER’s third Tritium Plant Summit brought together approximately 70 participants from around the world on Sept. 15-18. Participants included staff from the ITER Organization, industry partners, suppliers, and member nations, including the US ITER tokamak exhaust processing team. Participants at the summit discussed common challenges of using tritium, an isotope of hydrogen that is scarce […]
US ITER has completed final deliveries to the international ITER fusion project for the central solenoid, the world’s most powerful pulsed superconducting magnet. The most recent deliveries included a turnover tool for handling the 110-ton modules plus bus bars and leads for electrical connections between the modules. Earlier, all magnet modules, support structures and tooling […]
As of early 2026, US ITER has completed three technical systems for the international ITER fusion project: the central solenoid magnet system, the toroidal field coil conductor, and the steady state electrical network. The central solenoid was completed in April 2026 with the final deliveries of tooling and components. Previously the United States had completed […]
The spare central solenoid module arrived safely at the ITER site in mid-January after a weeks-long journey by boat and truck from the United States. “It’s very satisfying to see the transport executed so smoothly,” said Jeff Parrott, logistics and transportation coordinator for US ITER. “There will be other large components we deliver but none […]
The United States has delivered the sixth and final module needed to complete the central solenoid magnet of the ITER tokamak. The event marks the culmination of more than a decade of engineering design and fabrication of a first-of-its-kind pulsed superconducting magnet that will sit at the center of the ITER tokamak. “This is another […]
Three central solenoid magnet modules have been aligned in their final position on the assembly stack at the ITER facility in southern France. The fourth module is on site and is being prepared for positioning on the stack this month. A specialized friction lift is used to lift and position each of the 110-tonne modules […]
To honor the contributions of industry to ITER, the ITER Organization has developed a “wall of industry” for the headquarters building. Contracts placed by all seven ITER members (China, European Union, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the United States) plus the ITER Organization are represented in the installation. US ITER alone has placed over 700 […]
In one corner of the ITER Assembly Hall, work has started on the second of the six central solenoid modules. Once all six modules are stacked one on top of another, they will form the 18-meter-tall, 1,000-tonne ITER central solenoid.
As of July 2023, three of the needed six central solenoid modules have been delivered to the ITER site.